Grand Opera and the Decline of Ballet in the later Nineteenth Century: A Discursive Essay. (November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sasportes, José
• Is Part Of: Dance research. Volume 33:Number 2(2015)
• Page Start: 258
• Page End: 268
• Publication Date: 2015-11
• Subjects: Dance -- Research -- Periodicals; Dance -- Periodicals; 792.8
• DOI: 10.3366/drs.2015.0140
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0264-2875

Abstract

Abstract : Up to the end of the nineteenth century, the history of ballet and the history of opera were closely entwined in a war for supremacy, with opera often in the dominant role; this was particularly the case during the second half of the nineteenth century, when ballet was widely perceived as being in decline. Some historical background is necessary to provide a brief outline of the long process that led to this outcome.